Remote controlled animated doll



April 4, 1950 w. L. MURPHY 2,502,583

REMOTE CONTROLLED ANIMATED DOLL Filed Nov. 29, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 grwe/wto'u Z0 I 12 mLL/AM L. MURPHY April 4, 1950 w. MURPHY 2,502,583

REMOTE CONTROLLED ANIMATED DOLL Filed Nov. 29, 1946 ZSheets-Sheet 2 grwwwtm mLL/AM L. MURPHY Patented Apr. 4, 1950 STATES Ari-cur OFFICE REMOTEGONTROLLEDFANIMATED DOLL William L. Murphy, Norwood, Ohio "Application November 29,1946, Serial'No'. 7125979 5'Claims. 1 "This-invention relates to.-'animated dolls and *themeans foi animating'them.

An 'object of the invention is to provide a figure in the'form of a 'dolL-portions of which arertanirnatable atthe w'i-lhof the operator thereof.

simulate .dancinginaccordance with a rhythm dictated "and controlledby'the operator.

Other objects and advantages of the inven- ='tion-.'-:will--'-become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated inithe accompanying drawings, and

in which:

Figure l is a front elevational view of-myimproved animated doll and the control mechanism therefor, and

Figure 2 is a schematic wiring diagram of the electric circuits for actuating the doll shown in c Figure 1.

In order to understand clearly the nature of the invention and the best means for carrying it out, reference may now be had to the drawings, in which like reference characters denote similar parts throughout the several views. As shown, there is a base member in with an upright support post l2 secured thereto in any suitable manner as by screws or bolts extending upward through the base and into the enlarged footing portion 14 of the post 12.

The torso l6 of a doll-like figure I8 is supported upon the upper end of the post l2 in any suitable manner, as, for example, by extending the end 20 of the post extent into a socket or recess formed in the lower portion of the torso, being secured therein by glue or cement. The figure I8 is provided with a head 22 and arms 24 and 26.

Two solenoid coils 28 and 30 are disposed in recesses 32 and 34 formed in the body torso, as best shown in Figure l, the axes of the coils being substantially vertical, and each coil having a hollow cylindrical axial bore 35 formed therein. Iron plungers 3B and 38 extend upward into the axial bores 35 as shown in Figure l, the lower ends of the plungers being secured in sockets or recesses formed in the upper ends of legs and 42.

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wpowerscontainediimatbox; 52, such as a battery, 101$118; ;pO;We1';:Sl1pply, outs-ide-,the-.box 152, may nube connected ether-etc, in any suitable,- manner. The other: terminal of ythevbattery, is; ,connected 20 .rtoi-the-mov-able blade-i56 of aswitch i58 supported son: the ,t p-WallofLthe ,box; 52,-the-.blade being supported at one endtBII,andy;movab1eglaterally lbyemeansggof, the-,zhandle 62,: to-:ma ke contact alternately either with the left stationary con 5 tact 64, or with the right stationary contact 66, these contacts being connected to the other ends of the solenoid coils 28 and 30 by means of the wires 68 and 10, respectively.

The switch handle 62 may be moved to the 30 left, to actuate the solenoid 28, thus elevating the left leg 40, or to the right to actuate the solenoid 30, thus elevating the right leg 42, and rapid movement of the handle from left to right will thus cause the figure to simulate dancing in any 5 desired rhythm. The figure shown in Figure 1 is only by way of illustration, and other human or animal-like figures may aptly be employed, and also four-legged figures may be used if desired. In the latter case, two sets of solenoid 40 coils may be connected in series or in parallel, and the power supply may be placed under the switch as shown, or under the base l0. Any other part of the body of the figure may similarly be supplied with solenoids and plungers to cause it to move under the influence of the control switch and quite realistic effects may be obtained in this manner.

The invention can be utilized in any application where rhythm and coordination are being emphasized, as, for example, in musical instruction, and it is also valuable as a novelty or toy.

Although I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A dancing doll, comprising a base, a torso fixed to said base in vertically spaced relation thereto, said torso being formed with a pair of downwardly directed bores therein, a pair of legs for said doll, said legs including feet normally resting on said base and upper ends freely slidable in said bores, a pair of electro-m'agnetic means in said torso, there being an electro-magnetic means operatively associated with each leg whereby to move each leg vertically in its bore upon energization of its associated electro-magnetic means and means for energizing said electro-magnetic means.

2. A dancing doll, comprising a base, a torso fixed to said base in vertically spaced relation thereto, said torso being formed with a pair of downwardly directed bores therein, a pair of legs for said doll, said legs including feet normally resting on said base and upper ends freely slidable in said bores, a pair of solenoids in said torso, there being a solenoid in axial alignment with each bore, cores for said solenoids operatively associated with said upper ends of said legs, where by to move each leg vertically in its bore upon energization of its solenoid, and means for energizing said solenoids.

3.A dancing doll, comprising a base, a torso fixed to said base in vertically spaced relation thereto, said torso being formed with a pair of downwardly directed bores therein, a pair of legs for said doll, said legs including feet normally resting on said base and upper ends freely slidable in said bores, a pair of solenoids in said torso,

there being a solenoid in axial alignment with each bore, cores for said solenoids, means rigidly connecting said'cores to said upper ends of said legs, whereby to move each leg vertically in its bore upon energization of its solenoid, and means for energizing said solenoids.

4. A dancing doll, comprising a base, a torso fixed to said base in vertically spaced relation thereto, said torso being formed with a pair of downwardly directed bores therein, a pair of legs for said doll, said legs including feet normally resting on said base and upper ends freely slidable in said bores, a pai of solenoids in said torso, there being a solenoid in axial alignment with each bore, cores for said solenoids, said upper ends of said legs each being formed with a socket therein axially thereof, one of said solenoid cores being fixed in each socket, whereby to move each leg vertically in its bore upon energization of its associated solenoid, and means for energizing said solenoids.

5. A dancing doll, comprising a base, a torso fixed to said base in vertically spaced relation thereto, said torso being formed with a pair of downwardly directed bores therein, a pair of legs for said doll, said legs including feet normally resting on said base and upper ends freely slidable in said bores, a pair of electro-magnetic means in said torso, there being an electro-magnetic means operatively associated with each leg, each upper end of each leg having an armature fixed thereto and adapted to be attracted by the associated electro-magnetic means upon energization of the latter whereby to move each leg vertically in its bore, and means for energizing said electro-magnetic means.

WILLIAM L. MURPHY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,238,786 Kershaw Sept. 4, 1917 2,184,675 Kehm Dec. 26, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 10,470 Great Britain Aug. 8, 1912 

